Signed my deal with the devil
My blood tipped the eagle feather
Hear the drums in the night
There'll be no negotiations
Down upon the old plantation
A po' boy has no rights
Goddam, workin' for the man
Po' boy got nothin' to lose
Singin' those ol' rock 'n roll blues
Have you heard the news
Got the bleedin' ear drum, backbeat backlash
bloodshot black eye, rock 'n roll blues
Room service paid in cash
It all happened way too fast
throwing knives in the wall
Goddam, workin' for the man
Po' boy got nothin' to lose
Singin' those ol' rock 'n roll blues
Have you heard the news
Got the busted ear drum, bad news baby
bloodsuckin' bed bug, rock 'n roll blues
Make me holla my heart out
Holla for the break o'day
Holla my heart out, hey, hey, hey
Holla my blues away, hey, hey, hey
Got the burned out, beaten, bankrupted
broken hearted big brother, rock 'n roll blues
Fightin' hard to keep my cool
Trippin' by the swimmin' pool
A stranger in my own home
Goddam, workin' for the man
Po' boy got nothin' to lose
Singin' those ol' rock 'n roll blues
Have you heard the news